China has raised concerns over the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan and called for exercising restraint.
Tensions between the two countries heightened further on Thursday after Pakistan resorted to drone attacks and heavy artillery shelling along the Line of Control.
The drones were shot down by Indian security forces as several cities in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Gujrat plunged into darkness with echoing air raid sirens.
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‘China Concerned Over Current Development’
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian reacted to the developing sitaution saying, “”We’ve shared China’s position yesterday on the ongoing situation between India and Pakistan. China is concerned over the current developments.”
“India and Pakistan are and will always be each other’s neighbours. They’re both China’s neighbours as well. China opposes all forms of terrorism. We urge both sides to act in the larger interest of peace and stability, observe international law, including the UN Charter, remain calm, exercise restraint and refrain from taking actions that may further complicate the situation,” Lin said.
“We stand ready to work with the rest of the international community to continue playing a constructive role in easing the current tensions,” he added.
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‘None Of Our Business’: US
Meanwhile, US Vice President JD Vance has said America will not get involved in the situation between India and Pakistan. He also said Washington cannot control the two countries it can encourage the two nuclear-armed neighbours to de-escalate.
“We can’t control these countries though. Fundamentally, India has its gripes with Pakistan. Pakistan has responded to India. What we can do is try to encourage these folks to de-escalate a little bit. But we’re not going to get involved in the middle of a war that’s fundamentally none of our business and has nothing to do with America’s ability to control it,” Vance said.
